| 1. | The leading causes of amnesia are either physical or psychological. In |
| 2. | antergrade amnesia, the subject is unable to recall the events that occur after |
| 3. | a shock or an injury to the brain; however, past memories will not be lost. In |
| 4. | retrograde amnesia, the patient is capable of recalling events that occur after the |
| 5. | trauma; interestingly enough, information stored before the shock, is lost and |
| 6. | cannot be retrieved. In paraamnesia, established memories are contorted. In |
| 7. | psychogenic fugue, the subject may venture into a new lifestyle, trying to |
| 8. | repress memories which lead to trepidation. The events happening during |
| 9. | psychogenic fugue are non-retrievable. Nonetheless, the experiences that |
| 10. | happened before the onset can be recovered. Among the most popular |
| 11. | treatments for psychologically related amnesia are psychotherapy, the use of |
| 12. | drugs, and hypnosis. |